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From: Richard Chang <richardc@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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Subject: Re: hard reading error
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On Wed, 10 Apr 1996, Michael Smith wrote:

> Richard Chang stands accused of saying:
> > > If you're using csh, something like this :
> > > 
> > > # cd /dead_filesystem
> > > # dump 0bf 10000000 - | (cd /new_filesystem; restore rvf -)
> > 
> > 	Hmmm, thanks!  I always either tar and untar or just do a cp -R
> > but never used dump and restore before...
> 
> A tarpipe will work too :
> 
> # (cd /dead_filesystem; tar cf - . ) | (cd /new_filesystem; tar xvf -)

	Is there a way to copy /dev to another drive since I've tried 
before and it doesn't appear to be working.

Richard